Human Resources Manager Almon Mamba

IMenenja yezakwaNdabazabantu u-Almon Mamba

Guiding employees to achieve their career goals brings Almond Immense joy

Human resource development (HRD) is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organisational skills, knowledge, and abilities, which is something that brings ZAC Human Resources (HR) Manager Almon Mamba great satisfaction.

Almon has been at ZAC since 2016 and served as HR and Employee Relations Superintendent until he was elevated to the role of HR Manager in January 2019. He has a wealth of mining industry experience having worked in the HR department of mining companies since 1985.

He is responsible for training and development of staff and working with HRD officers to training employees on a daily basis. He is also responsible for recruitments, disciplinary cases, grievances and CCMA issues, among other responsibilities.

Almon works closely with Menar Group Human Resources Manager, Sarie Opperman, who is based at ZAC, to ensure the smooth and effective running of trainee and graduate programmes including the Youth Employment Services (YES) programme. YES is an initiative established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the unemployment crisis and assist the young people in obtaining work experience.

“As an HR Manager it brings me great joy when I am able to tell candidates that they got the job after a successful interview and also promoting someone to a new position after they’ve worked hard to earn it,” he enthuses.

Almon is also a qualified pastor with a Diploma in Theory, a gazetted marriage officer and marriage counsellor, which he says has been greatly beneficial to him, as these positions both require similar skills sets, such as humility and sympathy, which are needed to engage with people to resolve issues, address conflict and provide sound career and general life guidance to employees.

“Many employees have thanked me for the support and guidance I have been able to offer them, which is important as it indicates that the HR department is doing right by them. At ZAC, we strive to support our colleagues and workers and it makes me very proud to work for a company that genuinely cares about the wellbeing of all employees regardless of race, religion, colour, creed or rank,” he says.

Ukweluleka abasebenzi ukuthi bafeze amaphupho abo yinto emjabulisayo uMamba

i-Human Resource Development (HDR) wuhlaka olusiza abasebenzi bathuthukise amakhono abo, ulwazi nanomsebenzi wabo nokuyinto ethokozisa uMnuz Almon Mamba ophethe umnyango wakwaNdabazabantu e-ZAC.

U-Almon wafika e-ZAC ngo-2016 kanti waba wunsumpa wezakwandabazabantu nobudlelwano nabasebenzi kwaze kuba ukhushulelwa ekubeni yimenenja ngoJanuwari 2019. Unolwazi olunzulu ngemboni yezimayini njengoba selokhu aqala ukusebenzela ondabazabantu ezinkampanini zezimayini kusukela ngo-1985.

Nguyena obhekelele ukuqeqeshwa nokuthuthukiswa kwabasebenzi, nokusebenza nabalingani bakhe nsuku zonke. Nguyena obhekelele ukuqashwa, ukuqulwa kwamacala, izikhalo, ezithinta i-CCMA neminye imisebenzi.

U-Almon usebenzisana ngokubambisana nemenenja yakwaNdabazabantu eMenar Group, uNksz Sarie Opperman ose-ZAC ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlelo lokuqeqeshwa kwabantu abaphuma emanyuvesi kanjalo ne-Youth Employment Services (YES). I-YES wuhlelo olwasungulwa wuMengameli Cyril Ramaphosa ukubhekana nokuntuleka kwemisebenzi entsheni nokusiza intsha ithole isipiliyoni.

“Njengomphathi wakwaNdabazabantu kuyangijabulisa ukwazisa abantu abasuke befake izicelo zomsebenzi ukuthi bawutholile emva kokuthi kade beye kwinhlololwazi, noma ukwazisa umuntu ukuthi ukhushulelwe esikhundleni esisha emva kokuthi esebenze kanzima ukuwuthola,” kusho yena.

U-Almon, owumfundisi one-Diploma yezeNkolo unegunya lokushadisa futhi ululeka ngemishado, uthi kuyamsiza kakhulu ngoba yombili imisebenzi yakhe idinga amakhono afanayo, okuyintobeko nozwelo uma esuke exoxa nabantu ukuze basombulule izinkinga zabo, bayeke ukuxabana, balulekane emisebenzini nangempilo nje.

“Kunabasebenzi abaningi abaye bangibonge ngokuthi ngiyabeseka nangezeluleko engibanika zona nokubalulekile ngoba kukhombisa ukuthi umnyango wakwaNdabazabantu uwusizo kubona. E-ZAC sihlale siphokophela ukweseka abalingani nabasebenzi futhi ngiyaziqhenya ukusebenzela inkampani ebakhathalele ngempela abasebenzi bayo, ingabheki bala, nkolo nezinga lo muntu,” kusho u-Almon.